Ironing-board



(No Model.)

R. E. MQGORMIOK.

IRONING BOARD.

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UNITED STATES ROBERT E. MCCORMICK, OF NEIV LONDON, OHIO.

IRONING= SPECIFICATION forming art of Letters Application mta February10, 188! T0 aZZ whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, ROBERT EnsoN McOon- MICK, of New London, in thecounty of Huron and the State of Ohio, have invented a new ImprovedIroning-Board, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

The object of my invention is to provide an ironing table or board witha proper form of clamp, whereby the shirts or other articles that are tobe operated upon may be securely clamped to the board or table.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar figures of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the views.

Figure l is an inverted plan view of my improved form of ironing boardor table. Fig. 2 is a side View of the same, representing theironing-board as mounted in connection with an ordinary form of table;and Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken on the line at acof Fig. 2.

In the drawings, 10 represents a table of any ordinary form, to theunder sidcof which there are secured brackets 11, formed with centralapertures, the brackets being preferably secured to the table bysercws2.

12 is the ironing board or table, which may be made any width or lengthdesired, and to the under side of which there is secured a cleat orcross-bar, 13, which acts as the support for folding crossed legs 11,said legs being hinged to the cross-bar by hinges 15, as clearly shownin Figs. 1 and 2.

To the opposite end of the board 12 there are connected two prongs orbars, 16, the ends of which curve downward, asshown in Fig. 2, thearrangement being such that by slightly. lowering the end A of the tableor board 12 the ends ofthe bars 16 may be inserted in the apertures ofthe brackets 11, after which the end B of the board 12 maybe brought upclose against the end of the table 10, the projecting end A at this timebeing supported by the fold- BOARD.

Patent NO. 366,856, dated July 19, 1887.

. Serial No. 227,123. (No model.)

ing legs 14, which are moved to the position in which they are shown inFig. 2, which arrangement, it will be seen, affords a steady and securesupport for the table or board 12.

In connection with such table as has been described I employ a clamp,20,which consists of two end pieces, 3, that are formed with slots 4, anupper spring crosspiece, 5, that is secured to the upper ends of theblocks 3, and a lower spring crosspicce, 6, that is formed with anupwardly extending projection, 7, which meets a correspondingprojection, S, that is formed on the spring-piece 5, the twospringpieces being united at this point by a bolt, 9, or in any otherproper way. The ends of the spring-piece 6 are formed with. extensions1, which ride in the slots 4 of the end pieces, 3. To the lower faces ofthe end pieces, 3, there are secured turn buttons 21. In using thisclamp the article to be held in place is placed upon the board or table12. The clamp is then placed upon the article, and the turn-buttons 21are moved to a position so that one end of each button will extendbeneath the table or board 12; and it will be found that when the clamphas been adjusted to the position just described the article to beironed will be firmly clamped to the board.

Having thusl'ully described my invention, I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent The combination, with an ironing board ortable, 12, substantially as described, of a spring clamp, 20,consisting, essentially, of slotted end blocks, 3, an upper spring'bar,5,

a lower spring-bar, 6, formed with extensions which ride in the slots ofthe end blocks, and turn-buttons 21, all parts being arranged substantial] y as described.

ROBERT E. MCCORMICK.

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